FLORENCE, Ala. --- The Mississippi College men's basketball team saw a tight game early in the second half get away in a 93-70 loss at North Alabama on Thursday night in Flowers Hall.

HOW IT HAPPENED
- After giving up the game's first three-points, the Choctaws (4-12, 1-11 GSC) scored the next five, capped by sophomore Davy Fisher's three-pointer to take a 5-3 advantage just under two minutes into the game.
- On their ensuing possession, the Lions (12-7, 7-6 GSC) hit a three-pointer of their own to take a lead they would not relinquish.
- After extending their lead to 15 in the first 20 minutes, MC would score the final four points of the half to trail 45-34 at the break.
- In the second half, the Choctaws used a 5-0 run with 16:44 remaining to cut the score to 50-45 on a couple free throws by junior Antonio Johnson.
- The Lions responded with a 9-0 run to extend the lead to 59-45, while an 11-2 run later in the half helped UNA pull away for their fourth straight victory.

KEY STATS
- Junior Stacey Mack and sophomore Xavion Dillon led the Choctaws with 15 points apiece, while Mack had a team-high nine rebounds.
- Senior DeOndre Haynes was also in double-figures with 11 points and a team-high five assists.
- The Choctaws shot 40% (23-of-58) from the floor but went just 3-of-18 (17%) from the three-point line. MC did go 21-of-25 (84%) from the free throw line in defeat.
- The Lions shot 47% (36-of-76) from the field and went 10-of-29 (35%) from the three-point line.
- UNA outrebounded the Choctaws 47-34 and scored 20 points off 16 MC turnovers, while the Choctaws only had eight points off 15 Lion turnovers.
- The Lions also had 22 second-chance points to just four for the Choctaws.
- Dimario Jackson led UNA with 23 points, while Austin Timms had 14 points and 11 rebound to tally a double-double.

GAME NOTES
- Fisher's three-pointer with 18:33 remaining in the first half gave the Choctaws 498 straight games with a long ball, dating back to March 5, 1998.
- The Lions are now 30-19 all-time against the Choctaws, including 16-8 in Flowers Hall. It was UNA's first home win over MC since 1993.

NEXT UP
- The Choctaws will wrap up a four-game road swing when they travel to face Alabama Huntsville at 4:00 p.m. on Saturday.
 

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Mississippi College is a private Christian university located in Clinton, Mississippi with an enrollment of over 5,000 students. MC is recently finished their transition process back to NCAA Division II and the Gulf South Conference and will be competing for conference and national championships in the 2016-17 academic year.
 
The athletic department sponsors 17 intercollegiate athletic programs: Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Men's and Women's Cross Country, Football, Golf, Men's and Women's Soccer, Softball, Men's and Women's Tennis, Men's and Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's and Women's Outdoor Track & Field and Volleyball.
 
For more information on Mississippi College athletics, please contact David Nichols at 601-925-3234 or nichols@mc.edu.